Bracket.



No. 895,563. PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908. H. T. HOLLAND.

BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27 1908.

HENRY T. HOLLAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Application filed March 2'7, 1908. Serial N 0. 423,601.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY T. HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is a modification or improvement on the bracket shown and described in my U. S. Patent, No. 849,398,

. dated April 9, 1907.

The present invention has several novel features of construction as will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bracket. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a modification.

The frame and brace of the bracket are substantially the same as those shown in the above mentioned patent, having an upper V- shaped supporting piece bent to form two arms 6, an a brace bent to form a pair of arms 7 which are hooked as at 8, at their upper ends, through loops 9 formed by coils in the arms 6;

The arms 6 are attached to the wall or supporting structure by means of swinging plates 10 which are hin ed to the arms by means of tongues 1 1 whic are looped around lateral extensions 12 at the inner ends of the arms, said extensions being bent forwardly at their ends to prevent the loops slippin off. The plates 10 are slotted as at 13 an are also notched at their upper edges as indicated at 14, and attaching screws may be placed through the slots and the notches for the pur ose of fastening the lates to the wall. he attachment for the race is made by means of a similar plate 10 with a tongue looped around the brace at the bend thereof.

The attaching plates may be swun in a vertical plane to any angle desired, an consequently the bracket can be attached to a slanting wall in such manner that the arms of the bracket will nevertheless be horizontal. The slots 13 permit the bracket as a whole to be moved up or down without removing the Screws, or without removing the bracket from the wall. This is particularly advantageous in setting gas meters, because the meter can be moved up or down to fit the pipes, which is often necessary, owing to the variation in size of meters, some being larger or taller than others. Ordinarily, the attaching screws in the slots 13 will be sufficient to fasten the bracket to the wall, and it is not intended that screws will be placed in the notches 14 unless the wall is soft or it is otherwise necessary to use additional screws to hold the bracket in place.

The bracket can be folded into small space for transportation or storage, since all the attaching plates 10 can be folded down flat upon the wires of the bracket.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 2 the supporting piece of the bracket is made square, instead of V-sha ed, and the wire is coiled to form a screw ho e 16 at each corner, as well as screw holes 17 at the ends thereof. Screws may be inserted throu h these holes for the purpose of fastening the bracket to the structure supported thereby. This will be useful where a shelf or other permanent structure is to be supported by the bracket. Instead of the slots 13 in the plates 10 simple screw holes can be made, for the purpose of receiving the attaching screws.

I claim:

1. A bracket com rising spaced arms connected together at tfieir outer ends and having lateral extensions at their innerends, the extremities of the extensions being offset, a brace hinged to said arms, and attaching plates havin tongues looped around said extensions, within the offsets, forming hinges.

2. A bracket comprising a piece of wire bent to form a pair of supporting arms with offsets at their inner ends and terminating in loops forming eyes for screws, a brace atattached to the arms, and attaching devices connected to the offset and the brace.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY T. HOLLAND. Witnesses:

JosEPH MURRAY, JOHN RYAN. 

